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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Corry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corry and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Corry:
- 34.026752, -102.101289
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Corry
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lamb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamb County
- Since Corry is near Hale County and also Hockley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hockley County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Corry
Communities Also Named Corry ...
We found two communities that are also named Corry.
Within Texas, the name Corry is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This Corry is located in Dade County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corry that is located in Lamb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Corry.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Corry is located in Erie County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Corry that is located in Lamb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Corry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corry ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Circle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Circle is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
- Cofferville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cofferville is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofferville
- Cotton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cotton Center is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hart Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
- Littlefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roundup
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roundup is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
- Six Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Six Point is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point
- Spade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spade is located in Lamb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
How Far From Corry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Corry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corry and extending to:
- Littlefield, which is the Seat of Lamb County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corry to Littlefield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,855 miles [12,641.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Corry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0268, Longitude: -102.1013 In this case, the coordinates for Corry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.769 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.024 degrees. |
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